C. Newton ; Meols ; Hoylake to West Kirby ; Dawpool ; 
Neston ; Parkgate ; Heswall ; Hooton ; Thornton Hough; 
Denhall. 
E. Lathyris (L.). Caper Spurge. Denizen. B. VI, VII. 
Woods, fields, &c. Very rare. 
L. Cornfields, Sankey Green (c.s.g.). 
C. A weed in cultivated land at Frodsham (j.f.r.). 
Mercurlalls (L.). Mercury. 
M. perennis (L.). Fig. 559. Perennial Dog’s Mercury. Native. 
P. IV, V. 
Woods and shady places. Common. 
Note. — Absent from a considerable portion of the district where the 
land is sandy, or where there is old bog ground. 
M. annua (L.). Fig. 560. Annual Dog’s Mercury. Casual. A. 
VIII, IX. 
Rubbish heaps by the canal and docks. Rare. 
It has been repeatedly found as a ballast plant about the 
Birkenhead Docks in C., and on the banks of the Liverpool 
and Leeds Canal ; and at Garston, in L., in several places. 
URTICACEi z E. 
U/mus ( L .). Elm. 
U. montana ( Snt .). Wych Elm. Denizen. Tree. Ill, IV. 
Plantations and Tledgerows. Common. 
U. campestris ( Sm .). Fig. 561. Elm. Denizen. Tree. Ill, IV. 
Plantations and Hedgerows. Common. 
a. stibcrosa ( Ehrh .). Corky Elm. 
Luxuriant about Mollington, and in Hooton Park (Dr. g.). 
tiumulus (L.). Hop. 
H. Lupulus (L.). Fig. 562. Hop. Denizen. P. VII. 
Hedges, chiefly near villages. Frequent. 
L. Hightown. 
C. Noctorum ; Arrowe ; Newton ; Meols ; Little Neston ; 
Thurstaston ; Shotwick ; Backford ; Overpool. 
F. Dell behind Flint. 
Urtica (L.). Nettle. 
U. dioica (L.). Fig. 563. Great Nettle. Native. P. VI-IX. 
Waste places, roadsides, &c. Very common. 
Note. — This plant invariably follows the footsteps of man, and seldom, 
if ever, occurs upon land that has not been cultivated and dwelt upon. 
